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The Thunderbird class sailboat was designed in 1958 by Seattle Washington naval architect Ben Seaborn, [1] in response to a request from the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (now APA - The Engineered Wood Association) of Tacoma, Washington for design proposals for a sailboat that would "... be both a racing and cruising boat; provide sleeping accommodations for four crew; be capable of being ...
Thompson Hiawatha model canoe. The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes.Founded by brothers Peter and Christ Thompson in 1904, [1] the company became prominent in the field and built boats for nearly one hundred years. [2]
Hacker-Craft is the name given to boats built by The Hacker Boat Co., an American manufacturer founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 by John L. Hacker (1877–1961). It is one of the oldest constructors of wooden motor boats in the world. The company moved operations to New York State in the 1970s and continues to produce hand-built boats.
Thunderbird 4 does not play an active role in the films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6. It does, however, appear in the title sequence of Thunderbirds Are Go. In Thunderbird 6, Jeff Tracy gives a "run down" on each of the Thunderbirds machines in which Thunderbird 4 makes a brief appearance.
"Wooden Ships" was written at the height of the Vietnam War, a time of great tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, nuclear-armed rivals in the Cold War.It has been likened to Tom Lehrer's "We Will All Go Together When We Go" and Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction," in that it describes the consequences of an apocalyptic nuclear war. [2]
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - After nearly four decades of airmailed, handwritten letters, two pen pals living half a world away from each other finally met face to face. In the 1970s, there was a kids ...
Thunderbird, a British Rail Class 57/3 diesel rescue locomotive; Thunderbird (train), a Japanese limited express; Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat; Thunderbird Boats, a 60's boat manufacturer now known as Formula Boats; Thunderbird W-14, three-seat biplane of the 1920s; Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation), the name of several British ...
Dick began racing and earned a name for himself and Thunderbird boats. [3] In 1964, Alliance Machine purchased Thunderbird and changed the name to Thunderbird/Formula, hoping this addition to their offshore racing team would also be successful. The racing scene soon proved expensive, and Fuqua Industries bought Thunderbird/Formula in 1969.